Mystery Buildings of Cork

A ready-to-teach B1 grammar lesson on modals of deduction (must, might, could, can't), with words for homes and buildings and verbs with prepositions, set in Cork.

Students guess who lives in four Cork homes from clues and guess real census figures on holiday homes. They read a dialogue between two exchange students exploring Shandon's 'four-faced liar' clock, a riverside castle and the English Market, then sort the guesses by how sure the speaker is. They learn words for buildings and homes and verbs with prepositions (rely on, belong to, worry about), play a deduction race, role-play a host and guest in a Cork home, and survey classmates about homes in their own countries.

What's inside

• 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• 4-page A4 exercise sheet: teacher's notes, answer key and a 2-page student worksheet
• Worksheet tasks: choose the modal, prepositions, a homes-in-Cork gap-fill, mystery homes and a 60–80 word mystery building
• Easier and Harder options, an online tip, an exit ticket and free homework links

Level: B1 · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: print the worksheet pages, one per student. Print, project and teach.

Facts are sourced, with full references.

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